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When a healthy life meets an unexpected colon cancer diagnosis featured image
When a healthy life meets an unexpected colon cancer diagnosis
Connor Bran
March 20, 2026

Donna J. Gainer fuels her active lifestyle of hiking, bicycling and gardening with a health-conscious diet of mostly whole foods. So, when the 64-year-old received[...]

More adventures thanks to advanced cancer care, robotic surgery featured image
More adventures thanks to advanced cancer care, robotic surgery
Chloe Corey
March 12, 2023
‘My life is in the right hands.’ Surgery gives California woman hope after cancer diagnosis featured image
‘My life is in the right hands.’ Surgery gives California woman hope after cancer diagnosis
Chloe Corey
March 5, 2023
2-for-1 surgery: Hernia repair and prostate cancer removal featured image
2-for-1 surgery: Hernia repair and prostate cancer removal
Joel Streed
January 1, 2023
An emotional proposition for cancer survivor featured image
An emotional proposition for cancer survivor
Joel Streed
November 27, 2022
Mayo Clinic Connect brings together 2 women with leukemia, 46 years apart featured image
Mayo Clinic Connect brings together 2 women with leukemia, 46 years apart
Joel Streed
November 20, 2022
Short journey for quicker breast cancer care featured image
Short journey for quicker breast cancer care
Mayo Clinic Staff
November 17, 2022
Forging ahead after years of hardship featured image
Forging ahead after years of hardship
Joel Streed
October 6, 2022
Against the odds featured image
Against the odds
Joel Streed
September 29, 2022
“Given a shot” to beat an aggressive cancer featured image
“Given a shot” to beat an aggressive cancer
Community
September 22, 2022
Surprise wedding shower 1,000 miles from home featured image
Surprise wedding shower 1,000 miles from home
Joel Streed
September 8, 2022
Dawn’s Journey: Overcoming a near-zero survival rate featured image
Dawn’s Journey: Overcoming a near-zero survival rate
Joel Streed
September 1, 2022
Mother, daughter share cancer journey twists, survivors’ advice featured image
Mother, daughter share cancer journey twists, survivors’ advice
Joel Streed
June 2, 2022

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